Haven
3_ Heartbeats

Ten weeks passed by. One Saturday night Clary and the others were invited to one of Magnus' parties. As always the drinks were endless, blasting music, and a lot of Downworlders. They all dispersed among the crowd.

Clary sat at the bar and ordered a drink. She watched Magnus greet his guests. He had met her and the others at the door. Of course he had greeted Alec first. He stared at Clary when she had come into the door. He hugged her and ushered and the others in.

Clary snapped out of her train of thought when her drink was placed in front of her. She smiled at the bartender, "Thanks."

She lifted her glass to her lips, but before she could take a sip a hand grabbed her wrist.

"Uh, uh, uh," Magnus lowered her hand and made her put the glass back on the bar. "I wouldn't drink that if I were you, Clary," He told her. His eyes had shifted to cat eyes. That told Clary that something was up.

"Magnus, what are you...?" Clary began.

"Come with me," He said, "I need to talk to you. It's important." He took her hand firmly, leaving no room for argument. He led into a room and closed the door behind him.

"Magnus what is going on," Clary wondered. Magnus was silent. "Say something, Magnus, you're scaring me."

"I thought I was imagining it," Magnus began. He looked at Clary, "But now in here I can hear it clearly."

"Hear what?" Clary asked confused.

"I hear three heartbeats in this room right now," Magnus went to her. "My heart, yours, and..." He gently placed a hand over Clary's womb, "...The baby's."

"W-What?" Clary choked out.

"You're pregnant, Clary," Magnus stated, "The fact that I can hear the heartbeat of the child tells me that you're several weeks along. Plus, considering that you were just about to drink alcohol informs me that you weren't aware of this."

Clary looked at him dazed as she backed away. "I gotta go," She said as she walked by the warlock.

"Clary!" Magnus called after her, "Clary, wait!" He went into the crowd and didn't see her. He sighed.

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Clary moved through the crowd towards the door. "Hey! There you are," Jace smiled at her. His smile disappeared when he saw her expression, "Clary? What's wrong?"

"I have to go home, Jace," Clary told him as she walked passed him.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa. Wait," He blocked her path, "Why? What's going on?" Jace brushed her hair out of her face when he saw tears building up in her eyes, "Clary?"

"I just want to go home," Clary whimpered.

"Ok, ok," Jace said, "I'll walk you home."

"No," Clary stated a little too quickly. Jace raised a brow at her. "No," She said more calmly and forced a smile, "You stay here and enjoy the party, Jace. I'll see you when you get back." She darted passed him before he could say anything.

Jace watched her leave. He looked back at the crowd when he sensed someone watching him. He saw Magnus watching. Suddenly Jace got a bad feeling when he saw Magnus' expression. Magnus only got that look when something was wrong.

Jace walked down the hall in the Institute when he and the others got home from the party at three in the morning. He walked into the bedroom. He saw Clary fast asleep on the bed. Jace smiled at her then went into the bathroom to take a shower. He slipped out of his shirt. He looked in the mirror and saw something he didn't notice before. He looked down at the counter to see a pregnancy test.

He picked it up and looked at it. "Oh God," A lump formed in his throat. Now he knew why Magnus wasn't his usual self. Now he understood Clary's strange behavior.

The test was positive.

To Be Continued...